English
sweight
Sweight comes from Middle English sweiȝen ‘to sway’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sweiȝen‘to sway’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500sweyghtderivative of sweiȝen
- Englishtodaysweight
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sweiȝen‘to sway’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500sweyghtderivative of sweiȝen
- Englishtodaysweight
Formed from sway + -t
Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁-
Proto-Germanic *swaigijaną ‘to fall, droop, or stoop’
Proto-West Germanic *swaigijan ‘to fall, droop, or stoop’
Old English *swǣġan ‘to bend, bow’
Middle English sweyen ‘to rush, charge, or flow’
English sway
Every English word from Middle English sweiȝen
Today it means
noun A portion or amount; the greatest amount or the greater part of anything; a multitude; a great number or quantity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English sweiȝen / sweight